Childminder EY447350

Inspection date

Previous inspection date 13 September 2016 12 November 2015

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Previous inspection: Requires Improvement

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Effectiveness of the leadership and management Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate 4

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This inspection: Inadequate 4

Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate 4

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This provision is inadequate

 The childminder fails to use risk assessments adequately to ensure all areas of her home are safe for children. She does not eliminate all hazards in the garden or ensure that children have safe access to toys stored in the conservatory. This weakness compromises children's welfare and is also a breach of the Childcare Register.  The childminder fails to supervise children adequately at all times and does not help children learn how to stay safe and follow healthy practices. She does not teach them to play safely to minimise potential risks or to follow appropriate hygiene routines to prevent the spread of germs.  Self-evaluation is poor. The childminder has not made sufficient progress since her last inspection. Weaknesses in her observation and assessment processes remain. She fails to monitor children's progress effectively or plan precisely for their next steps in learning. Parents are not encouraged to share children's achievements at home.

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This provision is inadequate

Children do not make sufficient progress.  The environment is not organised effectively. There are many interruptions to children's play. Learning is limited and children do not concentrate or persevere with tasks.  The childminder fails to support children to manage their behaviour and feelings effectively. Children's lack of engagement hinders their learning experiences.

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It has the following strengths

 Children show interest in the musical instruments provided and explore the sounds they make.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

The provision is inadequate and Ofsted intends to take enforcement action

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

We will issue a Welfare Requirements Notice requiring the provider to:

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Due Date

 implement an effective system of risk assessment to continually check the safety of all areas children use and eliminate all hazards to their welfare, with particular regard to ensuring babies' safe access to toys in the conservatory and to the garden, making potentially harmful plants inaccessible and fixing broken fence panels outside 30/09/2016

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Due Date

 ensure that children are adequately supervised to keep them safe. 30/09/2016

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Due Date

To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage the provider must:

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Due Date

 use effective observations and assessments to identify and plan precisely for what children need to learn next, involving parents fully in this process to extend learning at home 28/10/2016

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Due Date

 improve the quality of teaching and the organisation of activities and routines, to ensure children enjoy uninterrupted play and learning experiences 28/10/2016

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Due Date

 increase children's understanding of how to manage their feelings, be tolerant of others, take turns and understand that their wishes may not be met immediately 28/10/2016

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Due Date

 increase children's understanding of how to keep themselves safe and healthy, and provide effective support to develop their understanding of how to assess risk for themselves. 28/10/2016

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Inspection activities

 The inspector observed the childminder's interactions with children as they played in the home and in the garden.  The inspector held discussions with the childminder in relation to observations of children's play, learning and progress.  The inspector held conversations with the childminder in relation to the improvements she has made since the last inspection and her understanding of the early years foundation stage requirements.  The inspector sampled a range of documentation, including children's records, the childminder's self-evaluation and her policies and procedures.

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

Safeguarding is ineffective. The childminder does not use her risk assessments of the premises successfully to reduce all potential hazards. For example, she has not eliminated the risks to children from poisonous berries, a broken fence panel, brambles and thorn bushes in the garden. The risks are increased from these hazards as the childminder does not adequately supervise pre-school age children in the garden. The childminder does not teach children to assess risks for themselves, such as when negotiating the steep step to access the toys or when carrying knives. She does not enforce appropriate boundaries consistently. For example, she does not explain to children that it is not safe when they climb the banisters. The childminder has attended training and has appropriate knowledge of local safeguarding procedures to report any child protection concerns. However, although she has attended training to improve her understanding of the early years

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Effectiveness of the leadership and management is inadequate

foundation stage, she has not used this understanding to meet all the previous actions set by Ofsted. The childminder has made improvements in sharing information with other early years settings and gains information from parents as children start, to influence her initial planning. However, she does not encourage parents to provide ongoing information to support a joint approach to learning.

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is inadequate

Assessment and monitoring arrangements remain weak. The childminder does not plan precisely to offer children challenging and purposeful activities. She does not assess their progress or identify their next steps in learning. Although the childminder has made some improvements in observing what children can do, this has not been sustained. The childminder's interactions do not support children to concentrate and persevere with tasks. She does not organise toys and resources effectively so these are easily accessible. For example, babies' choices are limited to the range set out for them and pre-school age children cannot choose for themselves until the childminder opens the conservatory door to the storage. This means the childminder spends a lot of time dealing with children's requests for additional resources, which interrupts their play and they lose focus.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are inadequate

The weaknesses identified in children's safety have a detrimental effect on their welfare. The childminder does not make her home and garden safe for children to move freely and independently. For example, she does not help the oldest children understand the importance of tidying the floor space when crawling babies are present. The childminder's approach to supporting children's personal, social and emotional development is ineffective. For example, she does not recognise that using a sand timer is not helping young children learn how to take turns and they become upset. The childminder does not consistently support hygienic practices to help children keep healthy. For example, they do not learn the importance of washing their hands routinely.

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Outcomes for children are inadequate

Poor-quality interactions and weak organisation of resources limit children's progress. Children do not develop motivation and curiosity to learn because they are unable to explore and complete tasks to their satisfaction. Children's personal, social and emotional development is hampered by the childminder's ineffective methods to support their behaviour and understanding of how to play safely. While children develop age- appropriate communication and language skills, they are insufficiently prepared for their future learning and, eventually, for school.

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Setting details

Unique reference number EY447350 Local authority Bristol City Inspection number 1057911 Type of provision Childminder Day care type Childminder Registers Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register Age range of children 0 - 3 Total number of places 6 Number of children on roll 2

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Name of registered person

Date of previous inspection 12 November 2015

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Telephone number

The childminder registered in 2012. She lives in the St Werburghs area of Bristol. The childminder cares for children from Monday to Friday, all year around, and is a home childcarer at the weekends.

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Telephone number

This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children’s learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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Telephone number

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Telephone number

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